MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2691, 22 November 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH Wednesday, November 22. [Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M., and R. Westenra, Esq., J.P.] Drunkenness. —Wm. Millan was charged with being drunk, refusing to leave the Central Hotel when requested, with using obscene language, and with assaulting the police. The accused, who is a shearer, went into the house named at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning and misbehaved himself as above described. Prisoner, while in the dock, behaved in an insolent manner, and, as the charges were fully proved, he was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month, to be kept at hard labour. Jane Hooper, for being drunk, was fined ss. For a first offence a man was fined ss. Illegally on Premises. —George Cooper, for being found by night sleeping in a shed at the back of the Cathedral, was fined ss. Thomas Jenkins, for a similar offence with regard to the belfry of St. Michael’s, was fined ss. Civil Cases. —Michael Murphy v Schultz, claim £2l ISs 8d ;Mr McConuel appeared for plaintiff, Mr Slater for defendant. This action had been partly heard on a previous day, and was brought under the following circumstances. Some time in ISBO one Schoeneberg gave to Murphy a bill of exchange which was endorsed by defendant Schultz. The bill on maturity was dishonored, and Murphy pressed Schultz as surety.; {Schoeneberg then, as he now swore, executed a bill of sale in favor of Murphy on condition that Schultz should be released from liability. Murphy agreed to this, and tore up a paper which he led Schoeneberg to believe was the dishonored bill. Shortly afterwards Shoenebcrg became insolvent, and Murphy attempted to put the bill of sale in force, but could not obtain possession of the goods, and was subsequently defeated on it in an action he brought against the trustee. Circumstances about that time compelled the plaintiff to retire for about nineteen months from Christchurch, and nothing was heard of any claim on Schultz till his return, when the bill that was supposed to have been destroyed turned up again, and Murphy now sued for its amount. Plaintiff denied over having promised to release defendant from his liability on the bill, and said that the bill of sale was taken as collateral security only. Judgment was for defendant, with costs, solicitor’s fee, and expenses of one witness, ss. Libeau v Reed and wife, claim £2G for damages sustained by illegal distraint. Mr Joyce for plaintiff, Mr McConnel for defendants. Defendants had seized and sold for rent due a horse and cow. Plaintiff was nonsuited on the ground that any irregularity of procedure had not been proved. Plaintiff to pay costs and expenses of one witness, 10s 6d. In Hickman v Kruse, a claim of £4O .'is Id, for potatoes supplied, the evidence had been taken on a previous day, and judgment was now given for defendant with costs. Judgments went by default for plaintiffs in Bank of Australasia v Bowden, .£ll 6s 9d; City Council v Mein. £4B 11s lid ; and same v Skiffin, £27 17s lid. Phillips v Shearer was adjourned till November 29th.